Does anybody else find cheerleading completely stupid??

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#1 dazman31
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I just can't seem to comprehend the idea of cheerleading.

Now, I definitely appreciate the looks of the girls involved :P and I can see that some of the stuff they do is somewhat impressive but for the most part I just think it is completely ridiculous and unnecessary and its not even that entertaining. Who in their right mind would want to be a cheerleader as well.....I don't understand!!!

Anybody else feel the same??

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#2 Maniacc1
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I just can't seem to comprehend the idea of cheerleading.

Now, I definitely appreciate the looks of the girls involved :P and I can see that some of the stuff they do is somewhat impressive but for the most part I just think it is completely ridiculous and unnecessary and its not even that entertaining. Who in their right mind would want to be a cheerleader as well.....I don't understand!!!

Anybody else feel the same??

dazman31

That about sums up the purpose of cheerleading. :P

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#3 ferrari2001
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It's mostly just to cheer and try to pump the crowd up.. Besides that, there is no purpose..
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#4 DBScott11
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it makes ppl happy seeing girls very revealing (sometimes) hot (usually) and going commando (always) besides if ur playing the sport hot (usually) girls cheering for u and after the game the cheerleaders usually.....
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#5 raylewisnfl52
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haha I cant stand listening to them, but I have friends that are cheerleaders so I cant say anything to them.
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#6 Comrade_Buff
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appreciate the looks of the girls involved

dazman31

Yep.

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#7 unholymight
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Sense is in the eye of the beholder.
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#8 Scott_Malkinson
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Cheerleaders are just eye candy for all the guys who watch.
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#9 zakkro
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Yeah, I don't see the point in it. But then I see the girls cheer, and I forget all about that for a short period. >.>
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#10 Vaasman
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I fail to see what's so stupid, my mind's on other things right now.

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#11 Curlyfrii87
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I fail to see what's so stupid, my mind's on other things right now.

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My opinion changes with pics! :o

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#12 Lisaanne30
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There whole reason for them is to get the crowd going and enetertain during time outs and stuff and look pretty of course lol
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#13 jazzkrotch
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Yes, the purely Americana nature of cheerleading is purely asinine, but what is worse is the idiotic footstep routine and general glorification of simply graduating from an American highschool- a basic education is nothing any other country in the world rants and raves about. No wonder Americans are mostly so poorly educated. Pull off a BA/BSc and then an MA, MSc or PhD, and then you may have something to act like a clown over...
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#15 Vaasman
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Yes, the purely Americana nature of cheerleading is purely asinine, but what is worse is the idiotic footstep routine and general glorification of simply graduating from an American highschool- a basic education is nothing any other country in the world rants and raves about. No wonder Americans are mostly so poorly educated. Pull off a BA/BSc and then an MA, MSc or PhD, and then you may have something to act like a clown over...jazzkrotch
I'm sorry your train of thought has derailed, we're talking about cheerleaders here.
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#16 fbigent34
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Well i know i rather be cheerleading than posting on gamespot forums. Alot of people on this site can't even do have of what the girls do. Its amzaing sport and very diffuclt and hard to learn.
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#17 MetallicaKings
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Yes, the purely Americana nature of cheerleading is purely asinine, but what is worse is the idiotic footstep routine and general glorification of simply graduating from an American highschool- a basic education is nothing any other country in the world rants and raves about. No wonder Americans are mostly so poorly educated. Pull off a BA/BSc and then an MA, MSc or PhD, and then you may have something to act like a clown over...jazzkrotch
how does that have anything to do with cheerleading? somehow you went from "idiotic footstep routine" straight into "general glorification of simply graduating from an American highschool". Its like you waited for an opening on one of these threads to try and flow in some unfactual, biased opinion. way to go.
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#18 rockguy92
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I agree.
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#19 Lief_Ericson
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idk all the cheerleaders at my school are ugly with the exception of like 4 all the hot ones play volleyball :P
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#20 sinistergoggles
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They're just eye candy; used to bring more people to a game! :D
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#21 Nifty_Shark
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Completely stupid? No. Just not for me that's for sure. Looking at the activity from a girls perspective it seems rather fun. You get to look good while doing a physical activity and you get to be part of a sports organization.
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#23 TenP
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They're there to occupy the people that aren't interested in the game.
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#24 ayanami_rei
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Well i know i rather be cheerleading than posting on gamespot forums. Alot of people on this site can't even do have of what the girls do. Its amzaing sport and very diffuclt and hard to learn.fbigent34
Cheerleading isn't hard. :? Then again, I've done most of the tricks that cheerleaders do in majorettes. Most of what they do are dance moves, and you get that from ballet and dance.

Of course, of the cheerleaders at my school aren't even great at cheerleading. :? A lot of them are off and aren't that coordinated, which you need when you're in anything that revolves around dancing and gymnastics.

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#25 jazzkrotch
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Went off on a tangent again while chatting (privately) with others, sorry, I'm drunk. Still, cheerleading is a superficial aspect of Americana that warrants nothing but megalomania, and serves no practical purpose, and I liken it to the great song and dance of graduating from what amounts to a basic education in the rest of the world (that warrants no fanfare).
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#26 fbigent34
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[QUOTE="fbigent34"]Well i know i rather be cheerleading than posting on gamespot forums. Alot of people on this site can't even do have of what the girls do. Its amzaing sport and very diffuclt and hard to learn.ayanami_rei

Cheerleading isn't hard. :? Then again, I've done most of the tricks that cheerleaders do in majorettes. Most of what they do are dance moves, and you get that from ballet and dance.

Of course, of the cheerleaders at my school aren't even great at cheerleading. :? A lot of them are off and aren't that coordinated, which you need when you're in anything that revolves around dancing and gymnastics.

You need to see real cheerleading no some prep high school crap.
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#27 ayanami_rei
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You need to see real cheerleading no some prep high school crap.fbigent34
I have seen real cheerleading. And most of what they do are gymnastic tricks. I've had some of them in my majorette routine when I was in majorettes. They do walkovers, backflips, etc. It's not necessarily hard. All it takes is practice and having good eye coordination, along with being able to keep up with the rest of your teammates.
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#28 Killfox
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[QUOTE="dazman31"]

I just can't seem to comprehend the idea of cheerleading.

Now, I definitely appreciate the looks of the girls involved :P and I can see that some of the stuff they do is somewhat impressive but for the most part I just think it is completely ridiculous and unnecessary and its not even that entertaining. Who in their right mind would want to be a cheerleader as well.....I don't understand!!!

Anybody else feel the same??

I was just about to say what you siad in your second point but you already said it. So yes I have to agree with you 100%.
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#29 Cloud_Insurance
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Its also ridiculous that money goes towards it over legitimate sports...
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#30 Eternal_Triumph
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Cheerleading was created to entertain the horny and obnoxious drunks in the crowd inbetween plays.
In HS its for the majority of the student bodys men, who fantasize on tapping those dancing beauties.
However the football players are likely the only ones doing that.
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#31 lilburtonboy748
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my fiance would kill you....
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#32 MrGeezer
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I just can't seem to comprehend the idea of cheerleading.

Now, I definitely appreciate the looks of the girls involved :P and I can see that some of the stuff they do is somewhat impressive but for the most part I just think it is completely ridiculous and unnecessary and its not even that entertaining. Who in their right mind would want to be a cheerleader as well.....I don't understand!!!

Anybody else feel the same??

dazman31

I find cheerleading to be just as stupid as football or basketball.

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It's a stepping stone to the presidency.
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#34 Jacobistheman
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[QUOTE="dazman31"]

I just can't seem to comprehend the idea of cheerleading.

Now, I definitely appreciate the looks of the girls involved :P and I can see that some of the stuff they do is somewhat impressive but for the most part I just think it is completely ridiculous and unnecessary and its not even that entertaining. Who in their right mind would want to be a cheerleader as well.....I don't understand!!!

Anybody else feel the same??

Maniacc1

That about sums up the purpose of cheerleading. :P

Well I kind of thought that until I was at the NCAA basketball tourney in Denver, and saw some of the things the college cheerleaders were doing, I have to say it was cool. The guys that were doing this were bigger (stronger not taller) than most of the guys playing basketball in the tournoment. I wondered why they would do this, but then I thought again about everything, and now I understand.
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#36 dazman31
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my fiance would kill you....lilburtonboy748

I beg not to be killed with with the pom pons....for the love of god not with the pom pons!!

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#40 lilburtonboy748
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am i on /s/?
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#42 iam2green
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kind of, they are just there for the hottness. has anyone noticed that all of the fat girls that want to be a cheerleader are on the dance team...
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#43 Mudcake_Mad
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Lol, in a way yes..
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#44 SpaceMoose
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I fail to see what's so stupid, my mind's on other things right now.

Vaasman

The Barbie doll look does nothing for me. I can see a picture like that and know intellectually that a lot of guys will consider that "hot" or whatever (which isn't a word I even generally use myself in that context, so there you go), but for me just...no. Now whether it's because there is an association with a girl who presents herself in that way in my mind with "complete moron" or what, I really couldn't tell you. That probably is it, but it's hard to say for sure.

So anyway, yeah, I find cheerleading completely stupid, which is probably why so many of the people that do it are.

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#45 one_on_one
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Have you ever found yourself yelling out with joy that your sports team are winning or won? Well that's kinda like cheerleading right there. These cheerleaders are aren't doing anything different. Their job is to get everyone else excited and pumped for their team. I don't know what the pom poms are for though.
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#46 LieutenantFeist
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I think it is rather useless too
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#47 Sajedene
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As a former cheerleader you all have NO idea how hard it is to be one.

Yeah back in the day all they did was hop around and yell stuff and pump up the crowd but today, it has evolved as a great and difficult and DANGEROUS sport.

It requires dexterity and agility, strength and versatility, a good memory too. Any decent cheerleader will have a background in either dance or gymnastics -- but great cheerleaders will have a background in both. They are there to entertain the crowd and get them pumped and cheerleaders also compete with each other in competitions. There are really great cheerleading franchises such as the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and the Laker Girls.

Just because you dont appreciate what they do in the sports community does not mean they are "stupid" and "useless".

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#48 shoot-first
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they pump up their team. how is that stupid?
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#49 KG86
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I don't get them either.